State Tennessee v. Sofian Yousee Shredeh

The defendant, Sofian Yousee Shredeh, was indicted on three counts of aggravated assault, one count of aggravated kidnapping, and one count of unlawful possession of a weapon. The trial court granted bail in the amount of $50,000.00 and Triple A Bonding Company, Ace Bonding Company, Brainerd Bonding Company, Rayburn Bonding Company, and Griffin Bonding Company jointly agreed to secure the appearance of the defendant. The defendant appeared at a preliminary hearing and at a subsequent arraignment. He failed, however, to appear for trial and apparently fled to Jordan, his native country. The trial court entered orders of forfeiture against each of the bonding companies. Thereafter, the bonding companies filed petitions for relief. At the Conclusion of a hearing, the trial court ordered a partial forfeiture in the amount of $30,000.00, $6,000.00 for each of the five companies involved. In this appeal, the bonding companies claim that they should have been altogether relieved of responsibility. The state contends that the trial court's judgment should be affirmed, but modified to include the payment of a $1,000.00 clerk's commission pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-204. We find no error and affirm the judgment of the trial court. The cause is remanded, however, for consideration of any commission payable to the clerk.